Military families getting ready to celebrate Christmas at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Fla., have had their dreams crushed after being forced to strip their homes of holiday decorations. Troops and their families who live on base received a message last week instructing them to take down their Christmas decorations. The email, with the subject "One Holiday At a Time," ordered the military families to take down their Christmas decorations because they were up before December. "All holiday decorations should be reflective in their respective months and not any sooner than 30 days before the given holiday," the message stated. Christmas decorations are allowed to be displayed beginning the week after Thanksgiving until the third week of January. The rules also restrict Christmas lights from being lit at certain times, like during daylight, and cannot be left on all night. Restrictions on holiday decorations fall under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights, instituted in 2020, to address longstanding issues with privatized military housing.
